Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar spoke about Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Umran Malik and termed him an "exciting prospect" and hopes to see the player be a part of the T20 World Cup later this year in Australia.
Umran Malik had an excellent IPL 2022 season picking up 22 wickets in 14 matches for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, a performance for which he was given a call-up to the national side for the home series against South Africa. While he did not make his debut, he now has been named in the T20I squad for the tour of Ireland and is expected to make his debut tomorrow.
Vengsarkar said that Umran Malik deserves a chance to showcase his talent "He is a very exciting talent. He did well in IPL and he deserves a chance as he looked the best bowler in the format. I hope he is in the plane [to Australia] and I am sure he will do well if given an opportunity.
"He is young and raring to go. He is young, keen to play and hungry for success" he said during the launch of the 1983 World Cup Opus, a limited edition coffee table book in association with Paymentz.
Fellow 83' World Cup winner Roger Binny too echoed Vengsarkar's opinion and feels that Umran Malik deserves a chance straightaway at the national level.
"He [Umran Malik] should be given a chance straightaway. He has proved he is quick - if you saw him bowl some of those yorkers in the IPL, that was brute force. You can't keep a youngster out for so long." he said.